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c-ares: Missing input validation of host names may lead to domain hijacking

🗓️ 10 May 2022 14:23:42Reported by RedHatType 
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Missing input validation in hostnames from the Domain Name System may cause domain hijacking.

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ALT Linux		Security fix for the ALT Linux 9 package c-ares version 1.17.2-alt1
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17 Aug 202100:00
–altlinux
FreeBSD		py39-pycares -- domain hijacking vulnerability
11 Jun 202100:00
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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Use Case Manager app is vulnerable to using components with known vulnerabilities
20 Apr 202214:01
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Data Synchronization App for IBM QRadar SIEM is vulnerable to using components with known vulnerabilities
31 May 202214:57
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ATTACKERKB		CVE-2021-3672
23 Nov 202119:15
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Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : c-ares (ALAS-2024-2399)
9 Jan 202400:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux AMI : c-ares (ALAS-2021-1545)
5 Nov 202100:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0072: nodejs:14 (ALINUX3-SA-2021:0072)
14 May 202500:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		AlmaLinux 8 : c-ares (ALSA-2022:2043)
12 May 202200:00
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux8aarch64c-ares1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-1.13.0-6.el8.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8i686c-ares1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-1.13.0-6.el8.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8ppc64lec-ares1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-1.13.0-6.el8.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8s390xc-ares1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-1.13.0-6.el8.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8x86_64c-ares1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-1.13.0-6.el8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8aarch64c-ares-debuginfo1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-debuginfo-1.13.0-6.el8.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8i686c-ares-debuginfo1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-debuginfo-1.13.0-6.el8.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8ppc64lec-ares-debuginfo1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-debuginfo-1.13.0-6.el8.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8s390xc-ares-debuginfo1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-debuginfo-1.13.0-6.el8.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux8x86_64c-ares-debuginfo1.13.0-6.el8c-ares-debuginfo-1.13.0-6.el8.x86_64.rpm
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28 Jun 2026 12:36Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 3.15.6
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.02617
SSVC
CWE-79
c-ares libraryhostnames validationdomain name systemdomain hijackingsecurity impact
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